Cannot use { in string literal of native SQL query -------------------------------------------------- Key: JPA-12 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/JPA-12 Project: Java Persistence API Issue Type: Bug Affects Versions: 1.0.0 Environment: Hibernate 3.3.2.GA_CP01, Oracle 10g, Windows 32bit, Java 1.6 Reporter: Neil Buesing a JPA Native query will throw an exception if a { is within a string literal. Rejected Hibernate Defect: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-2744 Exception: Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: org.hibernate.QueryException: Unmatched braces for alias path Query example (taken from HHH-2744) select count(distinct v.id) from some_table v left join other_table p on v.id = p.foreign_id where upper(v.last_name) like upper('{%'); No where do I find in the JPA specification that SQL queries can be limited; if the SQL is valid, it should be able to be parsed by the JPA Native Query support. I understand there is a work around, but it should be allowed. The {} balance check shouldn't count {} that are within string literals. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/secure/Administrators.... - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira